Driven: The Jens Pulver Documentary by Gregory Bayne
Jens Pulver is one of the names associated with the beginning of MMA. He was the first lightweight champion of the UFC and has been giving his all for the advancement of the sport for over a decade now. Since his loss on Saturday night many have been paying tribute to one of the legends of the sport.
While reading all the different tributes to Jens around the net I came across a publicly funded project to make a documentary on Pulver. Gregory Bayne raised just over $27,000 dollars in 20 days to bring the story of “Lil Evil” alive. The movie is scheduled to be release in 2011 and I wish Bayne the best of luck in his project. Check out these links for more info:
http://twitter.com/drivenfilm
http://www.youtube.com/user/gregorybayne
WEC 47 Salaries: Benavidez Top Earner With $29K
The Ohio Athletic Commission today released the salaries of the fighters which took part in Saturday nights WEC 47. The total payroll was $264,000 with Joseph Benavidez taking home $29,000 as the events highest earner. Here are the salaries (provided by MMA Fighting):
Televised Card:
Dominick Cruz ($9,000+$9,000=$18,000) def. Brian Bowles ($12,000)
Joseph Benavidez ($14,500+$14,500=$29,000) def. Miguel Torres ($26,000)
Javier Vazquez ($6,000+$6,000=$12,000) def. Jens Pulver ($14,000)
LC Davis ($9,000+$9,000=$18,000) def. Deividas Taurosevicius ($9,000)
Bart Palaszewski ($6,000+$6,000=$12,000) def. Karen Darabedyan ($4,000)Preliminary Card:
Scott Jorgensen ($8,000+$8,000=$16,000) def. Chad George ($3,000)
Chad Mendes ($4,000+$4,000=$8,000) def. Erik Koch ($3,000)
Anthony Pettis ($3,000+$3,000=$6,000) def. Danny Castillo ($9,500)
Leonard Garcia ($14,000) fought George Roop ($3,000) to a split draw
Fredson Paixao ($2,000+$2,000=$4,000) def. Courtney Buck ($3,000)
Ricardo Lamas ($5,000+$5,000=$10,000) def. Bendy Casimir ($3,000)
These salaries do not include any bonuses, locker room additions, sponsorship money, taxes, training fees or management fees so actual fighter payout could vary greatly from what is seen on this page.
WEC 47 Bowles vs Cruz Weigh-in Results
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WEC 47 will take place tomorrow night live from Columbus, Ohio. The fighters taking part in the event weighed in earlier tonight an below are the official numbers. The event will air live on Versus tomorrow night at 10PM EST.
Main Televised Card
-Brian Bowles (134.5) vs. Dominick Cruz (134)
-Joseph Benavidez (135) vs. Miguel Torres (134.5)
-Jens Pulver (145.5) vs. Javier Vazquez (145)
-L.C. Davis (144.5) vs. Deividas Taurosevicius (145)
-Karen Darabedyan (156) vs. Bart Palaszewski (155)
Preliminary Card
-Chad George (135.5) vs. Scott Jorgensen (135)
-Erik Koch (144) vs. Chad Mendes (145)
-Danny Castillo (155.5) vs. Anthony Pettis (154.5)
-Leonard Garcia (145) vs. George Roop (145.5)
-Courtney Buck (145) vs. Fredson Paixao (144.5)
-Bendy Casimir (155.5) vs. Ricardo Lamas (155)
Stephan Bonnar to Provide Color Commentary for WEC 47
The American Psycho, Stephan Bonnar, will trade in his 4 oz. gloves for a go at color commentating WEC 47:”Bowles vs. Cruz.”
Frank Mir is usually the man for the job but he is hard at work training for his upcoming fight against Shane Carwin at UFC 111 so Bonnar was asked to step in. This is not Bonnar’s first barbecue though! He has in the past hosted an episode of MMA Live on ESPN as well as performed color commentary for UFC 59.
MMA-Live.com will provide coverage of WEC 47 this weekend so make sure you come back to check it all out. Here is the WEC 47 fight card:
- Champ Brian Bowles vs. Dominick Cruz (for bantamweight title)
- Joseph Benavidez vs. Miguel Torres
- Jens Pulver vs. Javier Vazquez
- L.C. Davis vs. Deividas Taurosevicius
- Karen Darabedyan vs. Bart Palaszewski
PRELIMINARY CARD
- Chad George vs. Scott Jorgensen
- Erik Koch vs. Chad Mendes
- Danny Castillo vs. Anthony Pettis
- Leonard Garcia vs. George Roop
- Bendy Casimir vs. Ricardo Lamas
- Courtney Buck vs. Fredson Paixao
Chris Horodecki Talks WEC Debut
WEC 42 Fighter Cole Province Tests Positive for Steroids
Cole Province, a WEC featherweight fighter, won his WEC 42 bout last weekend via unanimous decision. In the random post fight drug tests he was one of the 9 competitors selected and he ended up testing positive for Methasterone, a form of anabolic steroid.
As of yet there has been no mention by the Nevada State Athletic Commission on either a ban or a fine for Province. It is however likely that the bout will be overturned and ruled a no contest instead of the win for Province. Province can also expect to be on the banned fighters list within Nevada for around a year.
Other fighters from the WEC 42 card that were tested include the main event participants former WEC bantamweight champion Miguel Torres and new champion Brian Bowles as well as Dominick Cruz, Takeya Mizugaki, Leonard Garcia, Shane Roller, Ed Ratcliff and Diego Nunes. All eight of them tested negative.
Brian Bowles Shocks the MMA World in First Round KO over Miguel Torres
A quick check over at Best Fight Odds shows a $100 bet on Brian Bowles earning you somewhere around $300 if you would have dared to put your money on the underdog before the bout at the Hard Rock in Las Vegas, NV.
Brian Bowles looked good right from the get go stunning the WEC champ right off the bat. It looked like a small bit of luck though as Miguel Torres started handing out his own beating over the challenger.
Towards the middle of the first round Torres unleashed a flurry on Bowles and was caught with a short right which sent him crashing to the mat. All it took was a few more punches to his downed opponent and Bowles had shocked many by becoming the new WEC bantamweight champion.
WEC 41: Brown vs. Faber 2
Main Card
- Featherweight Championship bout: Mike Brown vs. Urijah Faber
- Featherweight bout: Jose Aldo vs. Cub Swanson
- Lightweight bout: Donald Cerrone vs. James Krause
- Featherweight bout: Jens Pulver vs. Josh Grispi
Undercard Bouts
- Featherweight bout: Manny Gamburyan vs. John Franchi
- Bantamweight Bout Scott Jorgensen vs. Antonio Banuelos
- Bantamweight bout: Noah Thomas vs. Frank Gomez
- Lightweight Bout: Mike Campbell vs. Anthony Pettis
- Bantamweight Bout Rolando Perez vs. Seth Dikun
- Bantamweight Bout: Kyle Dietz vs. Charlie Valencia